House of Lords Journal Volume 63: 20 April 1831

Die Mercurii, 20° Aprilis 1831.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Hunter v. Gardner.

The Answer of the Respondent George Gardner to the Petition and Appeal of John Hunter, Merchant in Edinburgh, was this Day brought in.

Ld. Bolton takes the Oaths.

This Day William Lord Bolton took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

Mrs. Turton's Divorce Bill:

The Order of the Day being read for the further Consideration and Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Louisa Turton with Thomas Edward Michell Turton her now Husband, and to enable the said Louisa Turton to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

Counsel were accordingly called in:

Then John Inskip was called in; and having been sworn, was examined as follows:

(By Counsel.) "Are you Clerk to Messieurs Dyneley, Coverdale and Lee?"

"Yes."

"Did you serve a Copy of the Bill, and the Order for the Second Reading, upon Mr. Charles Bowdler?"

"Yes."

"Is he Mr. Turton's Proctor?"

"He is."

"Do you produce the Order of the House for Service upon Mr. Bowdler, which was made upon the 16th of March?"

"Yes."

"Do you produce a Certificate of the Marriage of Thomas Edward Michell Turton and Louisa Browne?"

"Yes."

"Did you examine that with the Original in the Register?"

"I did."

"In what Parish?"

"In Saint Clement's, Hastings."

"Will you deliver in the Certificate?"

The Witness delivered in the same, which was read as follows:

"The Year 1812.

"Thomas Edward Michell Turton Esquire, of the Parish of Sing field, in the County of Surrey, and Louisa Browne Spinster, of this Parish, were married in this Church by Licence this 2nd Day of Novr in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twelve.

"By me, Webster Whistler Rector."

"This Marriage was solemnized between us, Thomas Edward Michell Turton. Louisa Browne."

"In the Presence of,

"Clementia Rogers.

"G. Browne.

"Francis Browne.

"Julia Anna Browne."

"Caroline G. Browne.

The Witness was directed to withdraw.

Then General Gore Browne was called in; and having been sworn, was examined as follows:

(By Counsel.) "I believe you are a General Officer in His Majesty's Service?"

"I am."

"Is Mrs. Louisa Turton your Daughter?"

"She is."

"Were you present at her Marriage with Mr. Turton?"

"I was."

"Where was it celebrated?"

"At Hastings."

"Do you recollect when?"

"It was on the 2d of November 1812."

"Did Mr. and Mrs. Turton live together as Man and Wife?"

"Yes."

"Do you remember the Circumstance of Mr. Turton going to India?"

"I do remember the Circumstance."

"Have you a Daughter named Adeline?"

"I have."

"Did Miss Adeline Browne form Part of your Family at the Time that Mr. Turton went to India?"

"She did."

"Did Mrs. Turton accompany her Husband to India?"

"She did."

"What Year was this in?"

"It was in the Year 1822, to the best of my Recollection."

"At the Time that Mr. and Mrs. Turton went to India, where were you living?"

"At Bath."

"Do you recollect your Daughter Adeline leaving your House about that Time?"

"I do."

"Was it with your Knowledge?"

"Certainly not."

"It was a Matter of Surprise to you?"

"Undoubtedly."

"Did you know where she had gone?"

"Not at the Time."

"Did you go any where in consequence of her leaving the House?"

"I did."

"Where did you go?"

"To Portsmouth."

"For what Purpose?"

"For the Purpose of reclaiming her."

"Were you enabled to find her?"

"No; I never saw her from that Moment to this."

"How long did you continue in the Neighbourhood of Portsmouth, in endeavouring to find her?"

"I went with my eldest Daughter, who is dead since."

"What was her Name?"

"Julia; and my Son-in-Law, Sir Orford Gordon Baronet."

"How long did you continue in the Neighbourhood of Portsmouth?"

"The Moment I heard of the Matter, the Party that I speak of entered a Postchaise and drove for Portsmouth; we searched several Inns there, and could find nothing of her. Not finding her at any of the Inns that I examined, I went on to Hare Townsend's, Esquire, at Busbridge, where Mr. Turton and his Wife had been on a Visit. We arrived late at Night, and my Daughter and my Son-in-Law went up to the House: I remained at the Inn; and the Family there told me that they had gone off."

"You did not find her there or any where else?"

"No."

"Had you reason to suppose, at the Time of her Elopement, that she was about to leave your Family, to accompany Mr. and Mrs. Turton to India?"

"Unquestionably not."

"You had no Suspicion of the kind?"

"Not the slightest."

(By a Lord.) "Have you ever seen your other Daughter, Mrs. Turton, since?"

"Yes."

(By Counsel.) "Did Mrs. Turton return from India?"

"She did."

"When was that?'

"I think she returned in 1824."

"Has she been living under your Protection since that Time?"

"She has."

"Is she living so now?"

"She is so now."

"Do you know whether Mr. Turton has been in England since?"

"I do know that he has been in England; I never saw him."

"Do you happen to know whether Mrs. Turton has ever seen Mr. Turton while he was in England?"

"I do not know that she ever did see him; and I do not believe that she did see him."

"You have no Reason to believe that she did?"

"Certainly none."

(By a Lord.) "You have not seen Mr. Turton since he came back to England?"

"Never."

"Did Mrs. Turton ever mention to you having seen him since he came back?"

"Never; I do not believe that she did see him."

"Did Miss Adeline Browne come back from India with him?"

"Yes, she did."

"Did Miss Adeline Browne ever see your Daughter, Mrs. Turton?"

"Not that I am acquainted with; if she did see her, it must have been very casually, in passing."

"Do you know whether she ever had any Conversation with her?"

"I do not believe she ever had."

"You never heard her say so?"

"Certainly not."

"When did you know from Mrs. Turton that she first was made aware of this Calamity which has happened to your Family?"

"I cannot tell exactly the Time, but I believe it was discovered in a Letter; the first Notice or Idea that she had of it was, I believe, in a Letter, but how it was addressed I cannot say."

"When was that?"

"I should think that must have been in the Beginning of 1822."

"How long before she went to India?"

"Very shortly. I was in total Ignorance of the whole Thing."

"Your Two Daughters went out together in the same Ship?"

"I believe they did."

"Did they associate together in the same Cabin?"

"I believe the Object of my married Daughter was Concealment; her Object was to spare the Feelings of her Father and Mother, and her Family; and she consented to this for the Sake of Concealment."

"After she got to India, do you know from her, whether Miss Browne continued living in the House with her in India?"

"I fancy they did live in the House together."

"At Calcutta?"

"I apprehend so, but I have no personal Knowledge of it."

"You only know it from Mrs Turton?"

"Only."

"How long does Mrs. Turton tell you that she continued living in the House with Miss Browne at Calcutta?"

"I understand that she lived but a very short Time with them. I cannot possibly say the length of Time; her Object was to return to Europe."

"Then she came back to Europe in 1824?"

"Yes."

"In the End of 1824, or the Beginning?"

"I should think the Beginning of 1824, or the Middle of 1824."

"What Time in 1822 did they sail from this Country?"

"They sailed, I think, from this Country in August 1822."

"Did you ever hear her say about what Time they arrived at Calcutta?"

"I think they arrived at Calcutta in January 1823."

"And she sailed from Calcutta again about January 1824?"

"I could not possibly say the Month, but it was in 1824, to the best of my Recollection."

"During those Twelve Months that she was in India, did she and Miss Browne live in the same House?"

"I apprehend they did live in the same House, but I really do not know. I directed my Family that nothing should ever be mentioned on the Subject; I directed that the Name should never be mentioned."

"Do you know from your Daughter, Mrs. Turton, that during the Time she and her Sister lived in the House together at Calcutta, she treated her like a Sister, and was upon Terms of Civility with her?"

"I should think that she was, because I believe that Mrs. Turton's Object was Concealment; she wanted to save the Feelings of her Family."

"Had either she or her Sister any other Friends at Calcutta, besides themselves, to whom they were known?"

"What Friends they may have made, I cannot say; but when they went out I do not believe they had any Friends in Calcutta."

"Mrs. Turton's Object being Concealment during that Twelve Months, and during the Passage, when she allowed her Sister to go out with her after the Discovery was made, what was it that made her change her Plan, and come over from India to you?"

"The Reason was, as I understood, that Mr. Turton did not keep Faith with her; that he promised to return, and did not return."

"Do you mean, to return with her?"

"No, I am not certain of that."

"In what Way did he break Faith?"

"In not allowing Adeline to come back."

"Do you understand from your Daughter, Mrs. Turton, that she remained a whole Year there, without insisting upon Miss Adeline coming back, or leaving the House?"

"No, I do not believe any thing of the kind; I believe she always looked to her coming back, and finding that she failed, she came alone."

"Do you understand from your Daughter, Mrs. Turton, that Mr. Turton cohabited with her Sister during those Twelve Months at Calcutta?"

"That I cannot answer; I do not know any thing of that; I believe firmly that she endeavoured as much as possible to keep them asunder."

"Did they all live in the House together?"

"I have already mentioned that I forbad this Matter ever to be mentioned in my House."

"Did I understand you, that, in the Passage out, Mrs. Turton was aware of any Intercourse taking place on the Voyage between her Husband and her Sister?"

"I do not believe that she knew any thing about it, so far as I have been informed."

"What Age are you?"

"I am now Sixty-seven Years of Age."

"Consequently, you would be Fifty-eight at the Time they left England?"

"Yes."

"Were you in good Health at the Time?"

"In the most perfect Health."

"And she did not appeal to you upon making the Discovery, and call upon you to prevent her Sister going out with her?"

"She did not know any thing about her Sister going out with her; on the contrary, her Sister was with me in Bath, and she eloped from Bath, to join them on their Passage to India."

"When did she join Mr. Turton?"

"I think she left Bath on the 20th of July 1822; and she went off from Bath, and joined them, as I understood, at Andover."

"Did Mrs. Turton make any Communication to you, to call for your Interposition to prevent Adeline going out with her?"

"She had not the Power of communicating with me; I sought after her, and could not find her. I was imposed upon at Portsmouth by a Report that they had gone to Plymouth. I saw the Captain of the Vessel they went in, and he said that Mr. Turton made an Agreement with him to take him on board at Plymouth."

"Did she write any Letter to you?"

"I never had a Line from one of them from the Day they went 'till the Day they came back again; nor did I ever write to them."

"Has she never explained to you how it happened that she did not, in order to prevent her Sister going out with her in the same Ship, throw herself upon your Protection, and beg you to keep your Daughter Adeline from going?"

"She was not with me at the Time."

"Did she never write to you?"

"She never did; and she was prevented writing."

"Had you no Letter from her 'till she got to India?"

"No, never; nor since."

"Who was the Captain she went out with?"

"The Sir Edward Paget was the Name of the Vessel, and the Captain was a Lieutenant in the Navy, but I forget his Name."

"Was he an Acquaintance of your Family?"

"None in the World."

"Was he a married Man?"

"He was, and had a Family at Portsmouth."

"Was his Wife to go out with him?"

"I believe not."

"Did any married Woman, who was an Acquaintance of Mrs. Turton's, go out in the Ship with her?"

"Not that I know of."

"You mentioned a Person of the Name of Hare Townsend; is he a Gentleman who lives in Hants?"

"Yes, I believe."

"Is he a Friend of yours or Mr. Turton's?"

"He was a Friend of Mr. Turton's; he was no Friend of mine: he was an Acquaintance of mine; we had exchanged Visits."

"Was he a married Man?"

"Yes."

"Was his Wife a Friend of Mrs. Turton's?"

"I should think so, but I cannot positively say that."

"You have said that she could not write to you; what did she say prevented her from writing to you?"

"I never heard a Syllable of the Criminality of the Transaction until the Year 1826."

"What Reason have you for saying that Mrs. Turton was prevented from writing to you?"

"She told me so."

"How was she prevented?"

"I cannot say that Coercion was used, or any thing of that sort; but I know that she was carefully watched, and prevented communicating with her Family."

"Did she get to England as soon as she possibly could?"

"If you calculate the Time that she went and the Time that she returned, the Distance of that Country from this, and the Difficulty of obtaining Passages, I conceive she returned as soon as she well could return."

"Did you receive any Letters at all from Mrs. Turton while she was in India?"

"No."

"Or before she went to India?"

"Never."

"Upon any Subject?"

"Upon any Subject whatever."

"Has Mrs. Turton ever told you that she made any Attempts to require Miss Adeline Browne to go back from Mr. Turton, and not to go to India with him, before she sailed from England?"

"I understand that Mr. Turton went down on his Knees to her to intreat that she would permit that unfortunate Girl to go with her."

"Did she threaten to write to you if Miss Browne persisted in going out with her?"

"I cannot say positively that, but I believe she made every Endeavour."

"Have you not, since she came Home, asked her why she did not threaten to write to you?"

"I understood from her, in the only Conversation I ever had with her, at that Time, that she would have endeavoured to have communicated with me, but that she was prevented."

"What Age was Mrs. Turton in the Year 1822?"

"I suppose she was Seven or Eight and twenty."

"Was she a nervous weak Woman, or a Woman of sufficient Strength of Mind?"

"Mrs. Turton is very far from being a nervous or a weak Woman; she is a very sensible Woman; but she felt the Injury done to her Family, and she wished to conceal it."

"You were understood to say that you conceived the great Motive that Mrs. Turton had in putting up with such Usage so long was a Desire to conceal the Affair from her Parents?"

"Undoubtedly."

"And that you imputed to that Motive her putting up patiently and quietly with so much Ill-usage?"

"To that, and that alone."

"You yourself were in perfectly good Health at the Time?"

"I was in perfectly good Health at the Time, and have enjoyed uncommon good Health through all my Life."

"How long do you understand from Mrs. Turton that it was after they met at Andover before the Ship sailed?"

"It must have been a few Days."

"Had Mrs. Turton ever confided this fatal Secret, which she learnt from a Letter, to anybody else before she sailed?"

"No, I believe she did not confide it to any Human Being, for Concealment was her entire Object."

(By Counsel.) "What Year and what Time of the Year did you go to Bath to reside?"

"I went to Bath to reside in the Month of February 1822."

"Do you recollect about that Time Mrs. Turton going to Brighton to reside, while Mr. Turton was continuing in London following his Profession?"

"I do."

"How long did Mrs. Turton continue to reside at Brighton?"

"I cannot positively say that; it must have been for a short Time."

"But Mrs. Turton did go to Brighton, while Mr. Turton continued to live in London?"

"She was at Brighton, but I had no Apprehension of this sort."

"I understood you to say that you never heard of this 'till Mrs. Turton's Return?"

"Never. I did not hear of it upon her Return. I heard of it, I suppose, a Year and a Half after she returned. In 1826 was the first Notice I had of any Criminal Connexion having taken place."

"How long do you think Mrs. Turton continued to reside at Brighton while her Husband lived in London following his Profession?"

"I do not recollect that."

"Miss Adeline Browne accompanied you to Bath?"

"She did."

"How long did you live at Bath before she eloped?"

"From February 'till July of the same Year."

"Then from February to July had Mr. Turton any Means of Intercourse with Miss Adeline Browne?"

"I know of none, except one Occasion when he came to Bath, when I did not see him. He was employed, as I understood, in a Direction in Cornwall, and he went by Bath; but he was in such a Hurry to do his Duty, whatever it was, that he went off without coming to my House, and I never saw him."

"Then, with that Exception, do you believe that Mr. Turton and Miss Browne ever had any personal Conversation with each other, from the Time you went to reside at Bath 'till he went Abroad?"

"Never that I heard of."

"Was it previous to your going to Bath that Mrs. Turton went to Brighton?"

"Yes, certainly."

"Did Mrs. Turton take Leave of you and of her Mother before she went to India?"

"Mrs. Turton and Mr. Turton both intended to come to Bath to take Leave of us, but as I had a very short Time before seen them in London, and taken Leave of them in London, I wrote, or directed it to be written, that a Second Parting would be painful to the Feelings of the Family."

The Witness was directed to withdraw.

Then Martin Petrie was called in; and having been sworn, was examined as follows:

(By Counsel.) "Are you acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Turton?"

"I am."

"Did you go out with them to India in the Sir Edward Paget?"

"I did."

"What Year was that?"

"In 1822."

"Were they accompanied by Mrs. Turton's Sister, Miss Adeline Browne?"

"They were."

"When did the Ship sail from Portsmouth?"

"On the 1st of August."

"When and where were Mr. and Mrs. Turton taken up?"

"Off the Isle of Wight."

"Was it at the Back of the Isle of Wight?"

"At the Back of the Isle of Wight."

"Was there any other Person in Company with them?"

"A Female Servant and a Man Servant."

"Do you recollect the Maid Servant's Name?"

"I do not."

"Her Christian Name?"

"I do not."

"Or the Man Servant's?"

"No, I do not."

"Where did Mr. Turton dine during the Voyage?"

"In the Cuddy."

"Where did Mrs. Turton dine?"

"On the Deck."

"Did she dine on the Deck, in a Situation where Persons could see her?"

"Certainly."

"Where did Miss Adeline Browne dine?"

"With Mrs. Turton."

"Do you know the Position of the Cabins in which they lived?"

"I do."

"How many Cabins were there?"

"Two."

"Do you know in which Cabin Mrs. Turton slept?"

"I do not."

"Are you able to say how many Beds there were in one of the Cabins?"

"I cannot say."

"Did you ever see Mr. Turton in one of the Cabins, occupying it as his separate Apartment?"

"I never did."

"Are you able to say where the Maid Servant slept?"

"I am not."

"Did she sleep in one of those Cabins?"

"I suppose so."

(By a Lord.) "What leads you to suppose that the Maid slept in one of those Cabins?"

"Because those were the Two Cabins which Mr. Turton had taken."

(By Counsel.) "Do you know whether the Two Ladies and the Maid slept in one of the Cabins?"

"I do not know it."

"Did you ever see them go into one Cabin?"

"Not particularly one Cabin more than the other."

"When did you arrive at Calcutta?"

"On the 31st of December 1822."

"Were you Purser of the Woodford after this?"

"I was."

"Do you recollect the Woodford sailing from Calcutta?"

"I do."

"When did she sail from Calcutta?"

"In January 1824."

"Did you engage a Cabin on board the Woodford for Mrs. Turton?"

"I did."

"When did you first engage the Cabin?"

"In November 1823."

(By a Lord.) "At what Time did you arrive in India?"

"On the 31st of December 1822."

(By Counsel.) "When you engaged the Cabin, did you understand who was to accompany Mrs. Turton to England?"

"I understood that Miss Browne was to accompany her."

"Was Mrs. Turton's Passage on board the Woodford abandoned?"

"It was."

"When was it abandoned?"

"About a Fortnight after it was taken."

"Do you know in consequence of what the Passage was abandoned?"

"In consequence of Mrs. Turton's Illness."

"Do you know the Nature of Mrs. Turton's Illness?"

"A very dangerous Fever, I believe."

"Were you afterwards applied to by Mrs. Turton on the Subject of the Passage?"

"I was."

"What was the Application made to you?"

"On Mrs. Turton's Recovery to get the same Cabin for her in the same Ship."

"How soon after it was abandoned was that Application made?"

"I cannot say exactly; I suppose about a Month or Six Weeks; on Mrs. Turton's Recovery."

"Was the Passage in the meanwhile taken by another Person?"

"It was."

"Do you happen to know what became of the Maid who accompanied Mrs. Turton to India?"

"She remained in Calcutta."

(By a Lord.) "Could Mrs. Turton have got a Passage to England before November 1823?"

"Yes."

"Were there constant Opportunities of coming away?"

"Yes."

"Every Month?"

"Not every Month; Ships do not come all the Year through."

"How early could she have come away; could she have come away in April?"

"April is not considered to be a good Season to leave Calcutta."

"In March?"

"In March."

"In May?"

"May is a bad Time to leave."

"June?"

"Ships seldom leave in June."

"In July?"

"Ships seldom leave in July."

"In August?"

"Ships seldom leave in August."

"In September?"

"Yes; in September she might."

"In October?"

"In October."

"She did, in point of fact, sail when?"

"She sailed in November 1824; not being able to get any other Passage, after the Woodford, before that."

"Was the Conduct of Mrs. Turton correct and proper on the Way to India?"

"Quite so."

"There was no flirting with any other Gentleman?"

"Not that I saw."

"Were there any Gentlemen on board?"

"Yes."

"Officers?"

"Yes."

"And Cadets?"

"Yes."

"And there was no Appearance of flirting with them?"

"Not that I saw."

"Were you an Officer on board the Ship?"

"No; I was a Passenger in the Sir Edward Paget."

"Did you visit the Family in India?"

"I did."

"Frequently?"

"Frequently."

"Did Miss Adeline Browne form Part of the Family?"

"She did."

"Did she live with them like a Sister?"

"Yes."

"Did you ever suspect any thing of the sort?"

"Not at all."

"Did Mr. Turton live with the Two Ladies in the same Way as a Man usually lives with his Wife and his Wife's Sister?"

"I believe he did."

"Was Mrs. Turton a Person of any degree of Levity of Conduct, in flirting with Men; or did she live a very quiet Life in India?"

"I hardly know how to answer that Question."

"Did any Gentleman live in the House except Mr. Turton?"

"I believe none."

"Did you frequently dine there?"

"Yes."

"Did you ever see any other Gentleman dining there more frequently than others?"

"No, I do not know that ever I did."

"You never saw any body pay any particular Attention to Mrs. Turton?"

"Not that I should have made any Observation upon."

"You never observed any Levity, or any particular Attentions?"

"No; not with one more than another."

"Had she any Female Friend there, that she was intimate with?"

"I fancy none."

"No Family that she was connected with, or upon intimate Terms with?"

"I believe not. I should mention that my own Wife went out with me, and she used to visit her."

"Did she become intimate with Mrs. Turton?"

"Yes."

"Had she known her before?"

"No."

"What Part of the Country do you reside in?"

"I resided in London before I went away."

"Is your Wife here?"

"She is."

"Did she come back in the Ship with Mrs. Turton?"

"She did not."

"Did she visit her in India?"

"Yes."

"Did she ever live in the House with her?"

"As we had to give up our House, we spent the last Fortnight in the House with Mrs. Turton; Mr. Turton was then at Sand Heads for his Health."

"Were Mrs. Turton and Mrs. Petrie not only intimate, but confidential together?"

"I should not say they were confidential, but they were intimate."

"Mrs. Petrie is perhaps an older Woman than Mrs. Turton?"

"No, I fancy not."

"From any thing that passed in your Presence, had you any Reason to suppose that any thing was going on between Mr. Turton and Miss Browne?"

"Never. I heard it mentioned at Calcutta after we had arrived a few Months, and I was going to tell Mr. Turton of it, that he might take Notice of it to the Parties that spread the Report."

"How long after you arrived at Calcutta did you hear the Report?"

"I should think about Three Months."

"Did you not mention it to Mr. Turton?"

"No, I did not; I was advised not to do it."

"And of course you never mentioned it to Mrs. Turton?"

"Never."

The Witness was directed to withdraw.

Then Willian Russell M.D. was called in; and having been sworn, was examined as follows:

(By Counsel.) "I believe you were a Surgeon living at Calcutta, and practising there?"

"I was."

"Were you so in the Years 1822, 1823 and 1824?"

"I was."

"Do you remember Mr. and Mrs. Turton and Miss Browne arriving at Calcutta?"

"I do."

"How early after they arrived did you become acquainted with them?"

"I became acquainted with them in January 1823; I think it was within a Day or Two of their Arrival."

"Where were they living at that Time?"

"They were living with Mr. Colvin, an Agent in Calcutta of the House of Colvin and Company."

"Did they afterwards go into a Residence of their own?"

"They did."

"Your Acquaintance continued with them during the whole Time of Mrs. Turton's remaining in India?"

"It did."

"Were you upon any Terms of Intimacy with them?"

"Yes, I was upon particular Terms of Intimacy with them."

"Do you remember in the Month of April 1823 being sent for suddenly one Night?"

"I do."

"Where did you go to, and what did you find?"

"I went to Mr. Turton's House, upon a Summons that he wished to see me, that somebody was ill in his House."

"Do you recollect the Time in the Month of April?"

"It was some Day after the 20th of April; but I cannot speak positively as to the particular Day."

"When you arrived at Mr. Turton's House, what did you find to be the State of Things there?"

"He asked me to go up Stairs; and he said Miss Browne was ill; and I went up Stairs. I passed him on the Stairs, and went up to the Lady's Room, to Mrs. Turton's Bed-room, where I found Miss Browne in Labour."

"Had she been delivered actually at the Time you arrived?"

"No; I myself delivered her."

"Did you see Mr. Turton after that had taken place?"

"Yes, I saw him afterwards."

"Had you any Conversation with him upon the Subject of it?"

"Yes; the Object was to dispose of the Child, in order to conceal the Pregnancy."

"Were any Steps taken, in consequence of that Communication with Mr. Turton, for the Purpose of concealing the Birth of the Child?"

"There were. A Woman was found to take away the Child out of the House immediately; the Child was carried out of the House in consequence of that Arrangement, and placed out with a Person to nurse."

"Did you make those Arrangements?"

"I did."

"Was the Concealment maintained, to the best of your Knowledge?"

"To the best of my Knowledge, it was."

"Was that in consequence of Mr. Turton's Application to you?"

"It was an Application on the Part of both."

"You saw, then, Mrs. Turton as well as Mr. Turton?"

"I saw Mrs. Turton as well as Mr. Turton."

"Did she join in the Application that you should take Steps to conceal the Event that had happened?"

"She expressed the greatest Consternation at the Event, and intreated that something might be done to save the Misery of the Situation in which they were placed."

"Do you recollect the particular Expressions she made use of?"

"I can scarcely state them."

"Did the Child live, or did it die?"

"It died; I do not recollect the Period; but it must have been some Weeks or Months after; but I do not immediately recollect."

"In point of fact it died within a few Months after its Birth?"

"Within a few Months."

"After the Birth of the Child, had you any Conversation at any Time with Mr. Turton upon the Subject of Miss Browne returning to England?"

"Yes, I had."

"Will you state what the Conversation was you had with Mr. Turton?"

"I urged him strongly, as a Friend, that he should send Miss Adeline Browne Home as soon as possible."

"Was that after she had recovered from the Effects of her lying in?"

"A considerable Time after."

"Before you gave that Advice to Mr. Turton had you had any Communication with Mrs. Turton upon the Subject of your making that Communication to her Husband?"

"Mrs. Turton had requested me to speak to Mr. Turton upon the Subject repeatedly."

"How early after Miss Browne's Recovery was it that Mrs. Turton first applied to you to speak to her Husband about her Sister's Return?"

"The Event happened in April; and I think it was either in the Month of November or December. I do not know that I shall speak correctly if I say that it was not 'till then that she spoke to me; but it was not 'till then that I spoke to Mr. Turton, at her Request."

"When was the first Communication from Mrs. Turton to you?"

"That I cannot precisely say."

"Was it soon after?"

"No; it was several Months after."

"Having been intimate with the Family, can you say whether Mrs. Turton had taken her Passage in the Ship Woodford?"

"I understood that her Passage was taken in the Woodford; somewhere about November I think it was."

"Do you remember Mr. Turton being taken ill at any Time?"

"Mr. Turton was Twice very ill; he was ill in August."

"Was he dangerously ill in August?"

"He was dangerously ill in August; he had a Relapse of his Illness in November."

"How long did he continue to be dangerously ill in August?"

"I should think about Seventeen Days to Three Weeks."

"How long did the serious Effects of his Illness continue?"

"Though he was enabled to resume his professional Duties, he never was perfectly well, I think, 'till after he had had a Second Attack in November."

"How long was he in such a State of Health as to require constant and careful Attention on the Part of his Family?"

"About Three Weeks or a Month."

(By a Lord.) "When did Miss Browne recover from her Illness?"

"She recovered immediately; in the Month of April."

(By Counsel.) "When did she come into Society again?"

"She was altogether a wonderfully short Time; about Ten Days or a Fortnight."

"Did you know from Mr. Turton whether any Discussion had taken place between him and his Wife about Miss Browne being sent to England soon after she recovered in the Month of May?"

"No, I do not."

"You never heard from Mr. Turton that his Wife had made Applications to him to that Effect?"

"No."

"When was your first Conversation with Mr. Turton?"

"So far as I can recollect, it was about the Time that he went on the River in December 1823."

"You have stated that he was taken ill a Second Time; when was that?"

"It was in November; the preceding Month."

"Was he dangerously ill upon his Relapse?"

"Yes, he was, but not for the same length of Time; but it was in consequence of his Illness that he went for a Change of Air to the Sand Heads."

"Did Mrs. Turton accompany him to the Sand Heads?"

"No."

"Did Miss Browne?"

"No."

"He went by himself?"

"Yes."

"Do you know when Mrs. Turton actually left India?"

"In March 1824."

"Do you remember Mr. Turton being in England?"

"I do."

"When did he come to England?"

"That I cannot exactly say; it must have been the End of 1829, I think."

"What became of Miss Browne in the Interval between Mrs. Turton leaving India and Mr. Turton coming to England?"

"She remained with Mr. Turton."

"Living in the same House with him?"

"Living in the same House with him."

"After Mrs. Turton had left the Country?"

"After Mrs. Turton had left the Country."

"When Mr. Turton came back to England, did Miss Browne come with him?"

"Yes, I believe so."

"Was Miss Browne delivered of any other Child subsequent to the one you have told us of?"

"I can only speak of One, of my own personal Knowledge."

"When was that Child born?"

"It was in January 1825."

"Did you see Mr. Turton when he was in England?"

"I did."

"Was Miss Browne with him when he was in England?"

"I saw her once."

"How many Children were there then?"

"That I cannot say."

"Did Mr. Turton ever tell you who was the Father of that Child?"

"No, he did not."

"Though he did not tell you in express Terms, did he ever say that from which you must necessarily infer it?"

"Certainly, I did infer it."

(By a Lord.) "What did he tell you that made you think he was the Father?"

"It was an Assumption in my own Mind; he never did in explicit Terms tell me."

(By Counsel.) "What did he say that led you to that Conclusion?"

"I cannot recollect any Expression that was used, except upon one Occasion, which was on the second Pregnancy in which I attended Miss Browne, he told me that he should again require my Services professionally."

"Was that previous to the second Delivery?"

"It was previous to the second Delivery about Two Months."

"Where was Miss Browne brought to bed the second Time?"

"At a Garden House within about Three or Four Miles of Calcutta."

"Who resided at that Garden House?"

"It was Mr. Turton's House, and she resided there with him."

"Did you ever see the second Child afterwards?"

"Yes, I did, one Day afterwards."

"When you happened to be visiting the Family in Calcutta, did you ever see it?"

"No."

(By a Lord.) "Who paid the Expences attending the Child's Maintenance?"

"In the first Instance Mr. Turton."

"In the second?"

"In the second I cannot state."

"Who paid you?"

"Mr. Turton."

"Both Times?"

"Both Times."

"Was there any other Gentleman living in the House?"

"No, there was no other Gentleman living in the same House."

"Before the Birth of the first Child, had you any reason to suspect that there was any Intercourse between Mr. Turton and his Sister-in-Law?"

"None whatever; it was a Matter of perfect Surprise to me."

"Did you ever observe any thing after the first Child was born, that led you to suppose?"

"Nothing took place in my Presence; but acquainted as I was with the Circumstances, it was an Inference of my own."

"Did you observe any thing in their Demeanour together?"

"No, nothing."

"Were they visited at Calcutta by respectable People?"

"They were."

"After Mrs. Turton came Home, did they live together as before, in the same House?"

"They lived together for a short Time in the same House; but after they went to the Gardens, they lived in a very retired Manner, and very few Persons, I fancy, then visited them."

"Did you visit them?"

"Professionally, I did."

"How did it happen that you became known as a Witness to the Attorney or the Solicitor for this Bill?"

"I do not know; I was summoned to Doctors Commons by the Solicitor."

"You did not give any Notification yourself?"

"I should most willingly have avoided being an Evidence in the Cause."

"Did you ever meet with Mrs. Turton here after you came Home?"

"I saw her once."

"Where?"

"She was then living in Lodgings in Beaumont Street."

"Did you speak to her?"

"I did."

"Did you give her your Address?"

"I did."

"Did you call upon her?"

"I called upon her; but I had received a Letter from her previously."

"Were you rightly understood that Mrs. Turton wished you to prevail upon Mr. Turton to let Miss Browne come to England?"

"I believe she urged it in the strongest Way possible."

"Did she give any Reason for it?"

"Every Reason that regarded herself and him; every Reason that a Wife could urge under such Circumstances."

The Witness was directed to withdraw.

The Counsel were directed to withdraw.

Ordered, That the further Consideration and Second Reading of the said Bill be put off to Monday next; and that the Lords be summoned.

Evidence to be printed.

Ordered, That the Evidence taken on the last-mentioned Bill be printed.

Desvignes Naturalization Bill, Certificate produced:

A Certificate from The Right Honorable The Viscount Melbourne, One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, "That Peter Hubert Desvignes and George Desvignes, Sons of Elisee Hubert Desvignes by Augustina Despinon his Wife, born at Constantinople, had produced to him satisfactory Proof that they are Persons well affected to His Majesty's Royal Person and Government, and of orderly Life and Conduct," was produced and read, pursuant to the Standing Order.

P. & G. Desvignes take the Oaths.

Peter Hubert Desvignes and George Desvignes took the Oaths appointed, in order to their Naturalization.

Bill read 2a, & committed

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Peter Hubert Desvignes and George Desvignes."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the Consideration of the Lords following:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet Tomorrow, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Reform of Parliament, Petitions against the proposed Measure:

Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders, Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Supply of the County of Perth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Counties of Perth; of Elgin; of Edinburgh; and of Ross.

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders, Commissioners of Supply and Heritors of the County of Elgin, in Scotland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders, Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Supply of the County of Edinburgh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships, "That the Bills for amending the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament, proposed by His Majesty's Ministers, may not pass into Laws:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders, Commissioners of Supply, Justices of the Peace and other Heritors of the Shire of Ross, met at Tain, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to uphold the best Interests of the State at this important Crisis, to defend those venerable Institutions and Establishments that have guided and protected the Kingdom to unrivalled Prosperity, and to maintain a Station unequalled in the History of the World, by rejecting the Measure of Reform in Parliament, which is so well calculated to create general and well-founded Alarm, promoting, as it can only do, a Desire for new Changes and still more extravagant Demands, which many of the Supporters of the Measure avowedly accept of as the Ground on which to place a Lever for shaking and separating the Integrity of the United Kingdom:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Slavery, Petitions for Abolition of: (Kimbolton:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and Inhabitants of the Parish of Kimbolton, in the County of Hereford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Lombard St Chapel, Birmingham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters assembling at Lombard Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Redditch:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Redditch, in the County of Worcester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Toddington:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Toddington, in the County of Bedford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Olney:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination at Olney, in the County of Buckingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bretherton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bretherton Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Garston:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Garston, near Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Prescot:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Prescot Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Preston Brook:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Preston Brook Chapel, near Warrington, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Martinscroft:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Martinscroft Chapel, near Warrington, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Burscough:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Burscough Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Caton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel, Caton, near Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Golgate:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel at Golgate, near Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Barton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Barton Chapel, in the County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Holmes:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Holmes Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Church Town:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Church Town Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Southport:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Southport Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Long Compton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at a Wesleyan Chapel in the Parish of Long Compton, in the County of Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Astley-Green:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Astley-Green Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tewitfield:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel, Tewitfield, near Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Leigh:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Leigh Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Lancaster:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Lancaster Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Cadishead:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Cadishead Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ormskirk:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Ormskirk Chapel, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Herculaneum Pottery:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Herculaneum Pottery Chapel, near Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bank St. Chapel, Warrington:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bank Street Chapel, in Warrington, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Broadway:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Broadway, Somerset, and its Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Madeley:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Madeley Chapel, in the County of Salop, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Coalbrookdale:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Coalbrookdale Chapel, in the County of Salop, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Broseley:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Methodist Chapel, Broseley, in the County of Salop, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Dawley Magna & Parva:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of Societies and Congregations worshipping at Dawley Magna and Dawley Parva Chapels, in the County of Salop, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bethel Chapel, Downend:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bethel Chapel, Downend, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Thornbury:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Thornbury Chapel, Parish of Thornbury, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Wickwar:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Wickwar Chapel, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Staplehurst:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters residing in the Parish of Staplehurst, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Watling's End Chapel, Winterbourne:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Watling's End Chapel, Winterbourne, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Rangeworthy:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Rangeworthy Chapel, Parish of Thornbury, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Almondsbury:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Almondsbury Chapel, in the Parish of Almondsbury in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Olveston:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Olveston Chapel, Parish of Olveston, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bridgeyate:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at a Chapel in Bridgeyate, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Milbury Heath:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Milbury Heath Chapel, in the Parish of Thornbury, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Iron Acton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping in a Chapel at Iron Acton, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Alveston:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Alveston Chapel, in the Parish of Alveston, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tower Chapel, Warmley:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Tower Chapel, Warmley, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stewartfield:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Stewartfield and its Vicinity, Parish of Old Deer, County of Aberdeen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Saxmundham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Saxmundham, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Helen's:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters meeting in the Higher Chapel, in the Town of Saint Helen's, Lancashire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Cashel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Preaching House, Cashel, in the County of Tipperary, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Abbey St. & Hendrick St. Chapels, Dublin:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Abbey Street and Hendrick Street Chapels, in the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Somersham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters in the Village of Somersham, in the County of Huntingdon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

William St. Chapel, Newry:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at William Street Chapel, Newry, in the County of Down, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Carnlough:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Carnlough Chapel in the Parish of Ardclinish, in the County of Antrim, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Spring Garden Chapel, Sunderland:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Spring Garden Street Chapel, Sunderland, in Communion with the Secession Church assembled at Sunderland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Adare:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Wesley Chapel, Adare, in the County of Limerick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Alban:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters of the Borough of Saint Alban and the immediate Neighbourhood, in the County of Hertford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Roscommon:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in the Town of Roscommon, County of Roscommon, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ballyclare:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Ballyclare Chapel, in the County of Antrim, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Mt Melick:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at M ^t Melick Chapel, in the Queen's County, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Abbeyleix

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Abbeyleix Chapel, in the Queen's County, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Carlow:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Carlow Chapel, in the County of Carlow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Gorey:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Gorey Chapel, in the County of Wexford, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Strensall, &c:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister, Churchwarden, Landholders and Inhabitants of the Parish of Strensall and Chapelry of Haxby, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Rotherhithe:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint Mary, Rotherhithe, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Monaghan:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at a Chapel in the Town of Monaghan, in the County of Monaghan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Mt Rath:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at M ^t Rath Chapel, in the Queen's County, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Somersham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Female Inhabitants of the Village of Somersham, in the County of Huntingdon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sheerness:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Sheerness and its Vicinity, in the Isle of Sheppy, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ebenezer Meeting House, Southsea:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination assembling for Worship in Ebenezer Meeting House, Southsea, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sandbach:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination meeting for Divine Worship in Sandbach, in the County Palatine of Chester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tyrrelspass:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Tyrrelspass Chapel, in the County of Westmeath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Staines:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters meeting at Staines, of the Baptist Denomination, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sedburgh:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation assembling at the Independent Chapel, Sedburgh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bagnalstown:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bagnalstown Chapel, in the County of Carlow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Dunlavin & Mileyhall:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Societies and Congregations of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Dunlavin and Mileyhall Chapels, in the County of Wicklow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Cookstown:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Cookstown Chapel, in the County of Tyrone, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Solihull:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Independent Denomination in the Town of Solihull, Warwickshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Staiths:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination, Staiths, Yorkshire, and others residing in the same Place and Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Snodland

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Snodland and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

South Cave:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination at South Cave, Yorkshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Southwick:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination meeting at Southwick, near Trowbridge, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ballymacarett Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping in the Ballymacarett Chapel, in the Parish of Ballymacarett, in the County of Down, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Friars St. Meeting House, Sudbury:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters assembling for Divine Worship at the Meeting House in Friars Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Mellis:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at their Chapel, Mellis, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Snape & Friston:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Snape and Friston, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stradbroke:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Village of Stradbroke, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Billey:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Billey Chapel, in the County of Antrim, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stroud:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Persons composing a Congregation of Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination at Stroud, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sutton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Particular Baptists worshipping at the Baptist Chapel, Sutton, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sibton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Sibton, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stowupland:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Stowupland, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sheriff-Hutton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and other Inhabitants of the Parish of Sheriff-Hutton, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Little Baddow:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters usually assembling for Public Worship in the Independent Meeting House at Little Baddow, in the County of Essex, and also of certain other Individuals, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Newport Pagnell:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Newport Pagnell, in the County of Buckingham, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

North Crawley:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination at North Crawley, in the County of Buckingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Kington:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of Kington, in the County of Hereford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Alwalton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Methodist Chapel, Alwalton, in the County of Huntingdon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Elton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Elton Chapel, in the County of Huntingdon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stilton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists at the Methodist Chapel, Stilton, in the County of Huntingdon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Middleton-on-the-Hill:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and Inhabitants of the Parish of Middleton-on-the-Hill, in the County of Hereford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Littlebury:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Village of Littlebury, in the County of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Waltham Abbey:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters and others residing in the Town of Waltham Abbey and its Vicinity, in the County of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ilford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters meeting at Ilford, in the County of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Harrold:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination at Harrold, in the County of Bedford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Penn:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel, Penn, in the County of Bucks, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bledlow:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Vicar and Inhabitants of the Parish of Bledlow, in the County of Bucks, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Wellington:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Wellington, in the County of Somerset, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Heath & Reach:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society of Protestant Dissenters, and others who generally are in the habit of assembling with them for Religious Worship, in the Villages of Heath and Reach, in the County of Bedford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Old Meeting, Buckingham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Old Meeting in the Town of Buckingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Paul's St. Chapel, Taunton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Paul's Street Chapel, in the Town of Taunton, Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Olney:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination at Olney, in the County of Buckingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Madeley Wood:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of the Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Madeley Wood Chapel, in the County of Salop, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Blockley:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Blockley, in the County of Worcester, and its Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Newport Pagnell:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination at Newport Pagnell, in the County of Buckingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Wincanton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Wincanton, situated in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Broadway:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Broadway, in the County of Worcester, and its Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

New Quay Chapel, Llanllwchairne:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Calvinistic Methodists assembling at the Chapel called New Quay. Chapel, in the Parish of Llanllwchairne, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Glyn Ceiriog:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination and of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists of Glyn Ceiriog, in the Parish of Llangollen, in the County of Denbigh, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Trinity Chapel, Llandypiog:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Calvinistic Methodists assembling at the Chapel called Trinity Chapel, in the Parish of Llandypiog, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Pen Morfa & Twrgwyn:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregations of the Calvinistic Methodists of the several Chapels of Pen Morfa and Twrgwyn, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Cardigan:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and Members of the Congregation of the Particular Baptist Denomination in the Town of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Pont-y-pool:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Welsh Calvinistic Methodists in the Town of Pont-y-pool and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Rainham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Rainham and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Wye:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Wye and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Herne Bay:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Herne Bay, in the County of Kent, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Westerham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Westerham and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ruthin:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Ruthin, in the County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ballymena:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Ballymena and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ballymoney:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Ballymoney and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ballyclare:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Ballyclare and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Broughshane:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Broughshane and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Belfast:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Belfast and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ryarsh:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Ryarsh and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Rochester:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the City of Rochester and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Caerleon:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination at Caerleon, in the County of Monmouth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanbrynmair:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Independent Congregation at Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Carno:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of an Independent Congregation at Carno, Montgomeryshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Hermon:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and Members of the Congregation of the Particular Baptist Denomination at Hermon, in the County of Pembroke, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Blaenywaun:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Particular Baptists assembled at Blaenywaun, in the Parish of St. Dogmells, in the County of Pembroke, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Presbyterians, Wrexham

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Church and Congregation of Presbyterians worshipping at the Presbyterian Chapel at Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Chester St. Chapel, Wrexham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Particular Baptists worshipping at the Baptist Chapel, Chester Street, Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Pen-y-bryn Chapel, Wrexham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters worshipping at Pen-y-bryn Chapel, Wrexham, in the County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Newcastle Emlyn:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and Members of the Congregation of the Particular Baptist Denomination in the Town of Newcastle Emlyn, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanerfil:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of an Independent Congregation at Llanerfil, Montgomeryshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Hock, &c:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Particular Baptist Church assembling at Hock, Axton and Rhuddlan, Flintshire, North Wales, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Holywell:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Church and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination meeting in Holywell, Flintshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ebenezer, Penrith:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and Members of the Congregation of the Particular Baptist Denomination at Ebenezer, in the Parish of Penrith, in the County of Pembroke, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ebenezer Chapel, Chatham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination assembling at Ebenezer Chapel, in the Parish of Chatham, in the County of Kent, under the Pastoral Care of The Reverend Joseph Slatterie, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Penygarn Chapel, Pontypool:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Penygarn Baptist Chapel at Pontypool, in the County of Monmouth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tonbridge:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Independent Chapel, Tonbridge, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Newport:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Particular Baptist Church at Newport, in the County of Pembroke, South Wales, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ebenezer, Merthyr Tydfil:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Particular Baptists worshipping at Ebenezer, Merthyr Tydfil, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Penuel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Church and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters meeting in Penuel, in the Town of Llannerchymedd, in the County of Anglesea, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Cardigan:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Calvinistic Methodists in the Town of Cardigan, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Caersalem Dowlais:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Particular Baptists worshipping at Caersalem Dowlais, near Merthyr, County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Independents, Gravesend:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination at Gravesend, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bangor:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Wesley Chapel, Bangor, in the County of Carnarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sion Chapel, Merthyr Tydvil:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Particular Baptists worshipping at Sion Chapel, Merthyr Tydvil, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Maize Hill Chapel, Greenwich:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation assembling in Maize Hill Chapel, Greenwich, and other Friends, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Baptists, Gravesend:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination at Gravesend, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

New Cross Chapel, Hatcham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of New Cross Chapel, in the Hamlet of Hatcham, Saint Paul's, Deptford, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llangollen:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination at Llangollen and its Neighbourhood, and others, in the Counties of Denbigh and Merioneth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tunbridge Wells:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Providence Chapel, Chatham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Particular Baptist Denomination assembling at Providence Chapel, in the Parish of Chatham, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Independent Chapel, Canterbury:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Independent Chapel, Canterbury, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Crayford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters and others resident in Crayford and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Peniarth:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Independents worshipping at Peniarth Chapel, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Union Chapel, Lewisham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation assembling at Union Chapel, Lewisham, Kent, and other Friends, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bethel Chapel, Merthyr Tydvil:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Baptists worshipping at Bethel Chapel, Merthyr Tydvil, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llangollen & Ruabon:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Churches and Congregations of Protestant Dissenters assembling at Llangollen and Ruabon, in the County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Trosnant:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Trosnant Baptist Chapel, in the County of Monmouth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanfair:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llanfair Chapel, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Hay:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Hay Chapel, in the County of Brecknock, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanbedrog:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llanbedrog Chapel, in the County of Carnarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Treddole:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Treddole, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Mynyddbach:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Mynyddbach otherwise Little Mountain, in the Parish of Llanfynydd, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Peniel Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Peniel Chapel, at Llandyssil, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Karney Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Karney Chapel, in the Parish of Kilcenin, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanstephan:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Llanstephan, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Golan:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Golan Chapel, in the County of Carnarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Pwllheli:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Pwllheli Chapel, in the County of Carnarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Newborough Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Newborough Chapel, in the Parish of Newborough, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Aber:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Wesley Chapel, Aber, in the County of Caernarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanon:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in the Village of Llanon, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llandaff:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping in their Chapel in the City of Llandaff, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Cowbridge:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Cowbridge, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Silo Chapel, Llandagai:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Silo Chapel, Llandagai, in the County of Carnarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Letterson:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Letterson Chapel, in the County of Pembroke, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Y Bont Chapel, Rhosgolyn:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Y Bont Chapel, in the Parish of Rhosgolyn, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Lantwit Major:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel at Lantwit Major, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Shiloh Chapel, Merthyr Tydvill:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Welsh Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Shiloh Chapel, Merthyr Tydvill, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Meifod Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Meifod Chapel, in the Village of Meifod, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tymaur:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Tymaur Chapel, in the Parish of Trewdraeth, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Devynnock:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Devynnock Chapel, in the County of Brecknock, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ebenezer Chapel, Cardigan:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Ebenezer Chapel, in the Town of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llangefui Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llangefui Chapel, in the Parish of Llangefui, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Capel Vicar Chapel, Llanarth:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Capel Vicar Chapel, in the Parish of Llanarth, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Glasbury:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Chapel in the Village of Glasbury and County of Brecon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Watton, &c. Chapels, Brecon:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Watton and Tabernacle Chapels, in the Town and County of Brecon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llandovery:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Chapel in Llandovery, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Newcastle Emlyn:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Branch Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Newcastle Emlyn, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tredegar:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregations of Welsh Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel, Tredegar, in the County of Monmouth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Pont-y-berem:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in the Village of Pont-y-berem, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Nevin:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Nevin Chapel, in the County of Carnarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Gwaenynog, &c

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Gwaenynog and Ponlrobert, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Aberdaron:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Aberdaron Chapel, in the County of Carnarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Swansea Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Swansea Chapel, Goat Street, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Aberystwith:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Wesley Chapel, Aberystwith, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llwyn-yr-onen:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Chapel in Llwyn-yr-onen, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanfairy Borth:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llanfairy Borth Chapel, in the Parish of Llanfairy Borth, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Aberffraw Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Aberffraw Chapel, in the Parish of Aberffraw, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Neath:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Neath Chapel, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ebenezer Chapel, Solva:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Ebenezer Chapel, in the Town of Solva and County of Pembroke, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bethel Chapel, Amlwch:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bethel Chapel, in the Parish of Amlwch, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanrhaiadr Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llanrhaiadr Chapel, in the Village of Llanrhaiadr, in the County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanellv:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llanelly, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Thomas's Chapel, Lampeter:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Saint Thomas's Chapel, in the Town of Lampeter, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Caergors Chapel, Llanfechell:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Caergors Chapel, in the Parish of Llanfechell, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Clears:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in the Village of Saint Clears, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Penycae:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Welsh Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Penycae, in the County of Monmouth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Hirwaen:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Welsh Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Hirwaen Chapel, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Red Wharf Chapel, Pentreth:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Red Wharf Chapel, in the Parish of Pentreth, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Nant-y-Glo:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Welsh Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Nant-y-Glo, in the County of Monmouth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stars Chapel, Llandrygan:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Stars Chapel, in the Parish of Llandrygan, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Maeloy Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Maeloy Chapel, in the Parish of Maeloy, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanfair Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llanfair Chapel, in the Parish of Llanfairynghornwy, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bethel Chapel, St. Davids:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bethel Chapel, in the Town of Saint Davids, in the County of Pembroke, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Blaenffos:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and Members of the Congregation of the Particular Baptist Denomination at Blaenffos, in the Parish of Penrith, in the County of Pembroke, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Grove St. Chapel, East Retford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Grove Street Chapel, East Retford, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Kimbolton & Swineshead:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel, Kimbolton and Swineshead, in the County of Huntingdon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Melingriffith:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping in their Chapel at Melingriffith, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Capel Sion Chapel, New Quay:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Capel Sion Chapel, at New Quay, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llandebie:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Chapel in Llandebie, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llangadock:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Chapel in Llangadock, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bodedern:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bodedern, in the Parish of Bodedern, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tuxford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Tuxford, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llandilofawr:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Chapel in Llandilo-fawr, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Blyth:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Blyth, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bethesda, &c. Chapels, Daraowen:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bethesda, Abercegir and Ticerig Chapels, in the Parish of Daraowen, County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Machynlleth:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Machynlleth Chapel, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sion Chapel, Amlwch:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Sion Chapel, in the Parish of Amlwch, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Kidwelly:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Welsh Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel in the Borough of Kidwelly, in the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llansaintffraid Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llansaintffraid Chapel, in the Parish of Llansaintffraid, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Athans:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping in their Chapel at Saint Athans, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

East Leake:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at East Leake Chapel, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ebenezer Chapel, Carmarthen:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Welsh Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Ebenezer Chapel, in the County of the Borough of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bwlchycibe Chapel, Meifod:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bwlchycibe Chapel, in the Parish of Meifod, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanerfil Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llanerfil Chapel, in the Village of Llanerfil, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Wheatley:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Wheatley, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stoakham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Stoakham, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Fagans:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at their Chapel at Saint Fagans, in the County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Torworth:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Torworth, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Dunham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Dunham, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Caerphilly:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel at Caerphilly, County of Glamorgan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llanfyllin Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Llanfyllin Chapel, in the Town of Llanfyllin, in the County of Montgomery, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Leverton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Leverton, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Calverton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at their Chapel, Calverton, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Clonmel:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Wesley Chapel, Clonmel, in the County of Tipperary, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "to adopt forthwith the most decisive and effectual Measures for securing the early and utter Extinction of Slavery in the British Colonies:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Mill Hill Chapel, Evesham:

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters meeting for Divine Worship at the Baptist Chapel, Mill Hill, in the Borough of Evesham, in the County of Worcester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Baptists, Leighton Bussard:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society denominated Particular Baptists, and others who generally are in the habit of assembling with them for Religious Worship in the Town of Leighton Bussard, in the County of Bedford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Great Brickhill:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society of Protestant Dissenters (of the Baptist Denomination) and others who generally assemble with them for Religious Worship in the Parish of Great Brickhill, in the County of Bucks, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Milton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Milton, Bucks, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Blechly:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Blechly, Bucks, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Holt:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Holt and its Vicinity, County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "to adopt speedy and effectual Measures for putting an End to the Practice of converting British-born Subjects into Slaves in the Colonies of Great Britain:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Leeds St. Chapel, Liverpool:

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Leeds Street Chapel, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bond St. Chapel, Liverpool:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bond Street Chapel, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Richhill:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Richhill Chapel, in the County of Armagh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Castle Bar:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at their Chapel, Castle Bar, in the County of Mayo, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Moy:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of the Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Moy Chapel, in the County of Tyrone, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ballinrobe:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Ballinrobe Chapel, in the County of Mayo, Ireland, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Wesley Chapel, Birmingham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Wesley Chapel, in the Parish of St. George's, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Belmont Row Chapel, Aston juxta Birmingham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Belmont Row Chapel, in the Parish of Aston juxta Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Islington Chapel, Birmingham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Islington Chapel, in the Town of Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Cherry St. Chapel, Birmingham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Cherry Street Chapel, in Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bradford St. Chapel, Birmingham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Bradford Street Chapel, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Holyhead Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Holyhead Chapel, in the Parish of Holyhead, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Beaumaris Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Beaumaris Chapel, in the Parish of Beaumaris, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Amlwch Chapel:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Amlwch Chapel, in the Parish of Amlwch, in the County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "to adopt forthwith the most decisive and effectual Measures for securing the early and utter Extinction of Slavery, a System alike repugnant to our Religion, and to the Principles and Feelings of the Country at large:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Keynsham:

Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Keynsham Chapel, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bedminster:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at the Chapel in the Parish of Bedminster, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Lower Easton Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Lower Easton Chapel, in the Parish of St. George's, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

ChewMagna:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at the Chapel in the Parish of Chew Magna, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Chewstoke:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at the Chapel in the Parish of Chewstoke, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Westbury:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Westbury Chapel, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Durdham Down:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Durdham Down Chapel, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Old Market St. Chapel, Bristol:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Old Market Street Chapel, in the City of Bristol, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Portland St. Chapel, Bristol:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Portland Street Chapel, in the City of Bristol, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Pill Chapel, St. George's:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Pill Chapel, in the Parish of Saint George's, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Limekiln Lane Chapel Bristol:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Limekiln Lane Chapel, in the City of Bristol, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Compton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Compton Chapel, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Clifton:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Clifton Chapel, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Pensford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Pensford Chapel, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Portishead Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Portishead Chapel, Parish of Portishead, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ebenezer Chapel, Bristol

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at the Ebenezer Chapel, King Street, in the City of Bristol, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Backwell Chapel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Backwell Chapel, in the Parish of Backwell, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Failand Chapel, Wraxall:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Failand Chapel, in the Parish of Wraxall, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Langton St. Chapel, Bristol:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at the Langton Street Chapel, in the City of Bristol, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Baptist Mills Chapel, Stapleton:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Wesleyan Methodists and Members of the Congregation usually assembling for Religious Worship at Baptist Mills Chapel, in the Parish of Stapleton, in the County of Gloucester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "to cut off the Entail of Slavery, by securing to all the future Descendants of the Negroes in the British Colonies the inalienable Right of personal Freedom:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Shacklewell Chapel, Stoke Newington:

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister (pro tempore) and Members of the Congregation of Baptist Christians and others assembling for Public Worship in Shacklewell Chapel, Stoke Newington, County of Middlesex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships without Delay, to pass a Law for the early and entire Extinction of Slavery throughout the British Dominions, and to make such Provisions for the just and effectual Operations of such a Law, as their Lordships may deem expedient:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

St. Blazey:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Blazey, in the County of Cornwall, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "no longer to admit the Doctrine of Expediency, and compel an unwilling People to support by Bounties a System which they hold to be criminal; but that their Lordships will relieve the Nation from being Partakers in West Indian Iniquity, and give immediate Freedom to those who ought never to have been One Hour in Bondage:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

St. Austell:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint Austell, in the County of Cornwall, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to relieve the Nation from the Charge of any longer upholding Slavery, a System so fraught with Injustice; and that their Lordships will by Legislative Enactment secure the immediate Freedom of the oppressed Negro, which the Petitioners are convinced would be ultimately beneficial to the Planters themselves:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Christ Church, Salford:

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation assembling in Christ Church, Salford, Manchester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Staly Bridge:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of the Methodist New Connexion assembled at Staly Bridge, Lancashire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stand:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Unitarian Congregation assembled at Stand, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Independents, Salford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination assembling in Chapel Street, Salford, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Stretford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation assembling for Divine Worship in the Established Church, Stretford, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Calvinists, Wilmslow:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Independent Calvinists assembling at Wilmslow, in the County of Chester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Inhabitants of Wilmslow:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Wilmslow, in the County of Chester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Oxford St. Chapel, Birmingham:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of the Methodist New Connexion assembled at Oxford Street Chapel, Birmingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying, "That their Lordships will immediately adopt Measures for the Extinction of Slavery, and the Extension of all the Blessings of Freedom to the utmost Limits of the British Empire:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Somersham:

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters at Somersham, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will adopt early and effectual Measures for the total Extinction of British Colonial Slavery; and that they will prevent any future Attempts to infringe upon the Religious Liberty which British Subjects ought to enjoy in the Colonies as well as at Home:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Females of Southampton:

Upon reading the Petition of the Females being Inhabitants of Southampton and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That all Female Slaves may be immediately emancipated as the first Step towards the entire Abolition of Human Bondage, in whatever Form it may exist throughout the British Dominions:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Sandy Lane:

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination assembling for Religious Worship at Sandy Lane Chapel, in the County of Wilts, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt forthwith the most decisive and effectual Measures for securing the total Abolition of Colonial Slavery, with no further Delay than may be necessary for passing such Legislative Provisions and Restraints as shall put the liberated Negroes under the Authority and Protection of just and equal Laws:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Stoke Ash:

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters assembling for Religious Worship at Stoke Ash, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That effectual Measures may be adopted for the early and total Extinction of British Colonial Slavery; and that Liberty of Conscience, and the full Enjoyment of the Sabbath as a Day of Rest and Religious Observance, may be fully guaranteed to the British Subjects in the West Indies:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Sleaford:

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Independents and other Inhabitants of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt such Measures as may appear to be best calculated to procure the speedy and universal Termination of the Wrongs inflicted on so large a Portion of our Fellow Men, the Slaves in the Colonies of Great Britain:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Stonham:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Stonham, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will adopt such decisive Measures as will speedily put an End to the disgraceful and revolting System of Negro Slavery:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Derrylee:

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Derrylee Chapel, in the County of Armagh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for their prompt and immediate Co-operation in effacing the foul Blot of a cruel and degrading Slavery which still casts a Shade on the Freedom and Liberty of British Laws and British Subjects:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Upminster:

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters assembling for Public Worship in the Village of Upminster, in the County of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to take the Business of legislating on that important Subject, the Abolition of Slavery, directly into their own Hands, and adopt such Measures as may seem necessary to secure the early and utter Extinction of that System, which has been so clearly proved to be not less injurious to Man than it is offensive to God:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Henham:

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters of Henham, Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to fix on some early Date at which Slavery shall entirely cease, and complete Emancipation be granted to Slaves in every Part of the British Dominions:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Halsted:

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination assembling for Worship at Halsted, in the County of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "immediately to declare that all Children which shall hereafter be born in the British Dominions be absolutely free; and also that their Lordships would take such further Steps for the speedy and entire Extinction of Slavery as to them shall seem best:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Blockley:

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination at Blockley, in the County of Worcester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "without Delay, to adopt efficient Measures for the entire Abolition of Colonial Slavery, and especially that they will be pleased to make Provision for declaring free all the Children of His Majesty's Subjects who shall be born after an early Day to be appointed by Parliament:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Zion Chapel, Ilminster:

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters and others assembling for Religious Worship in Zion Chapel, in the Town of Ilminster and County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the present State of the West Indian Slaves may be taken into early Consideration, and that such prompt and vigorous Measures may be adopted for their Emancipation as to their Lordships may seem most effectual:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Potter's St. Harlow:

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Baptist Meeting and other Inhabitants of the Village of Potter's Street, Parish of Harlow, County of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased forthwith to adopt the Means necessary for the entire Abolition of Slavery at the earliest possible Period, and at the same Time to provide for the Protection of the emancipated, and also their Employment by those who have so long drawn their Wealth from a Source so inhuman:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

North St. Chapel, Crewkerne:

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination assembling in North Street Chapel, in the Parish of Crewkerne, in the County of Somerset, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will, without further Delay, be pleased to pass a Bill pronouncing the Freedom of every Slave in the British Dominions, and thus nobly take the Lead, and set the Example to the Governments of every other Country in the World:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Newport Pagnel:

Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, belonging to a Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Denomination at Newport Pagnel, in the County of Buckingham:

Wern, &c:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Churches and Congregations of Protestant Dissenters assembling at Wern and at Rhosllannerchrngog, in the County of Denbigh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying, "That an early Day may be appointed by their Lordships after which Slavery in the British Dominions shall utterly and irrevocably cease:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Bond St. Chapel, Birmingham:

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Particular Baptist Denomination meeting in Bond Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "forthwith to pass a Law for the early and utter Extinction of Colonial Slavery, that all the Subjects of the British Empire may enjoy their inalienable Rights and Privileges:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Llangamarch:

Upon reading the Petition of the Calvinistic Methodists of Llangamarch and the Neighbourhood, in the County of Brecon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Llewel:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Calvinistic Methodists of the Town and Neighbourhood of Llewel, in the County of Brecon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Crickhowel:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Calvinistic Methodists of the Town and Neighbourhood of Crickhowel, in the County of Brecon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "to apply such Regulations as will immediately mitigate the Rigors of Slavery, and most effectually accomplish, at the earliest Period, that which may be compatible with the Welfare of the poor Slaves, the Safety of the Colonies, the fair Interest of all the Parties concerned, and its entire Abolition in the whole of the British Dominions and every where else where British Influence can or may prevail:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Brecon:

Upon reading the Petition of the Calvinistic Methodists of the Borough and County of Brecon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "forthwith to modify and meliorate the Condition of the poor Slaves in every respect, so far as it is compatible with the Safety of the Colonies, and immediately to enforce the due Observance of the Sabbath and the Rites of Matrimony, and finally, as early as possible, the entire Extinction of Slavery in all its Bearings:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Llechryd, &c:

Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and Members of the Congregations of Calvinistic Methodists assembling at the several Chapels of Llechryd, Blaenanerch and Blaenycefn, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "without Delay, to pass a Law for the Suppression and total Abolition of Slavery, a Practice so vile and unjust:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Llanerchymedd:

Upon reading the Petition of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists in the Town of Llanerchymedd and its Vicinity, in the County of Anglesea, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "notwithstanding the inhuman and unchristian Obstructions on the Part of the Colonial Legislature, to take the Subject into their own Hands, and to adopt such Measures as shall seem most fit and effectual for the total Abolition of Slavery, a System so cruel, unjust and unmerciful, at the earliest Period consistent with the Welfare of the Slaves, the Safety of the Colonies, the Interest and the Honor of the Nation:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Woolwich:

Upon reading the Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of Woolwich, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt such Measures for the speedy and entire Abolition of Colonial Slavery as the Necessity of the Case demands, and the Difficulties of the Question will allow:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tenterden:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tenterden and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt such decisive Measures in their present Session as they shall deem most suitable to accomplish the speedy Extinction of Slavery; and that such Arrangements be made that no Party shall suffer an undue Proportion of the Loss arising from the Abrogation of a System unhappily legalized too long:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Holyhead:

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters and other Friends to Liberty in the Town of Holyhead, in the County of Anglesea, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt such Measures as shall appear best calculated to remove the Enormities resulting from Colonial Slavery, which all must deplore:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Eythorne:

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Particular Baptist Congregation meeting at Eythorne, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "speedily to adopt such Measures as shall effectually prevent the Negroes in the Colonies from being treated as Slaves for the future, and to abolish Slavery altogether in every Colony of Great Britain:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Mallerstang:

Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation assembling in Mallerstang Chapel, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That such Legislative Provisions may be adopted as will tend to ameliorate the Condition of the Slave, and finally to abolish the Anti-Christian System of Negro Slavery, that the invaluable Blessings of the British Constitution may be extended to every Individual in the Empire:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Ebenezer Chapel, Bangor.

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Congregation of Dissenters of the Independent Denomination assembling for Worship at Ebenezer Chapel, Bangor, in the County of Carnarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt such speedy Measures of Justice and sound Policy as to them shall appear most effectual for preventing Slavery in the British Colonies from being transmitted to Posterity, and for totally abolishing it with regard to the present Generation:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Reform of Parliament, Petitions in favor of: (Melrose:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Melrose (in Roxburghshire) and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Sleaford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Sleaford and its Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Ward of Castle Baynard, London:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant Householders and Rate Payers of the Ward of Castle Baynard, in the City of London, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Carmarthenshire:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders of the County of Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Woolwich:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of Woolwich, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Radnorshire:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County of Radnor, assembled at a Public Meeting:

Hyde:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Hyde and its Vicinity, in the County of Chester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships, "That the Measure of Reform in the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament, proposed by His Majesty's Ministers, may pass into a Law:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Eastern District of Fifeshire:

Upon reading the Petition of the Tenantry of the Eastern District of the County of Fife, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the Measures for amending the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament, proposed by His Majesty's Ministers, may pass speedily, unaltered in Principle and unvitiated in Detail, into a Law:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Rye:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Rye, in the County of Sussex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Hastings:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Hastings, in the County of Sussex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Whitstable & Seasalter:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants and Parishioners of Whitstable and Seasalter, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "to grant to the Country, without Alteration, the Measure for amending the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament, proposed by His Majesty's Ministers, which is almost universally considered of vital Importance to the Safety and Prosperity of the Empire, and which is called for by the united Voices of all His Majesty's loyal, dutiful and affectionate Subjects:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Faversham:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Faversham, in the County of Kent, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will use every Effort in their Power to pass into Law the Reform in the Representation of the People agreeably to the Plan proposed by His Majesty's Ministers, and that their Lordships will listen to the Voice of the People so loudly calling for Reform, the Petitioners viewing with deep Anxiety the possible Consequences of the Failure of so beneficial a Measure:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Knarsdale:

Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Parish of Knarsdale, in the County of Northumberland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "not to allow the present propitious Opportunity to escape of performing an Act of equal Justice and Expediency in passing forthwith into a Law the Bill for a Reform in the Representation of the People:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Coquetdale Ward:

Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Western Division of Coquetdale Ward, in the County of Northumberland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That an Aristocratic and Anti-Reform Petition from this County may have no Influence on them, nor interfere with their laudable and public-spirited Exertions to accomplish the Views of His Majesty's Ministers for the Improvement of the National Representation and the good of the Kingdom at large:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Stonehouse:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Stonehouse, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to sanction the present Measure for amending the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament, and thus secure the Happiness and Comfort of every British Subject:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Ross-shire:

Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders, Heritors, Commissioners of Supply and Justices of the Peace of the County of Ross, and of the Tenants and Householders of the said County, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That when the Measure for amending the Representation of the People comes before this House, and has been matured most effectually to conduce to the upholding of the Monarchy, by securing the Support and Affection of the People to the settled Institutions of the Country, and to the Invigoration and Preservation of the best Principles of the Constitution, to pass the same into a Law:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Chester:

Upon reading the Petition of the Mayor and Inhabitants of the City of Chester, adopted at a Public Meeting, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the Measure for effecting a Reform in the Commons House of Parliament, proposed by His Majesty's Ministers, may pass into a Law, the Petitioners being fully convinced that it is eminently calculated, and indeed indispensably necessary, to unite all Ranks in a cordial Support of the Form of Government under which we have the Happiness to live, and to place the British Constitution on a Basis so broad and firm as will enable it to resist equally the Assaults of Faction and the Inroads of Corruption:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Cheshire:

A Petition of the Freeholders of the County of Chester, assembled at a County Meeting, was presented and read; praying their Lordships "to pass into Law the great Measure of Reform, so consonant to Reason, Morality, the wholesome Rights of Representation, and the best Interests of the Country, without any Alterations derogatory to its ruling Principle:"

Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the Petition of Sir Thomas S. Massey Stanley Baronet, High Sheriff, who only has signed it.

St. Asaph:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant Householders of the City of Saint Asaph, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the Measure for amending the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament may pass into a Law; and that the Elective Franchise may be extended to this City, it being intended to extend the same to the Cities of Landaff and Saint Davids, which contain a less Population than Saint Asaph:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Mold.

Upon reading the Petition of the Churchwardens, Inhabitants and Rate Payers of the Parish of Mold, in the County of Flint, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the Measure for amending the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament, proposed by His Majesty's Ministers, may pass into Law, thereby enabling the Ministers to redeem their Pledge, on accepting Office, to use the utmost Retrenchment and Economy in carrying on the Affairs of the Government, so as by these Means in some Measure to relieve the Burthens and Distress which so heavily press upon the People:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Duchy of Cornwall Leases Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir Alexander Grant and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable His Majesty to make Leases, Copies and Grants of Offices, Lands and Hereditaments, Parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the same;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Durham & Shotley Bridge Road Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Lord William Powlett and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing and improving the Road between the City of Durham and the Village of Shotley Bridge, in the County of Durham;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Cheadle Roads Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Lord William Powlett and others;

To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for consolidating the Trusts of the several Turnpike Roads in the Neighbourhood of Cheadle, in the County of Stafford, and for making Deviations and new Branches to and from the same;" and to acquaint this House, That they have agreed to their Lordships Amendments made thereto.

Post Office Sale Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for enabling His Majesty's Post Master General to sell the Premises lately used as the Post Office in Lombard Street, Abchurch Lane and Sherborne Lane, in the City of London."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow.

Petition of the Printer of The Times to be liberated:

A Petition of John Joseph Lawson, the Printer of The Times, now in Custody, was presented and read; setting forth, "That the Petitioner feels the sincerest Regret at having given Offence to this House, and to The Earl of Limerick in particular, and craves Pardon for the same; and humbly begging, in consequence of the Acknowledgement of his Error and Regret, that he may be set at liberty by their Lordships."

It was moved, "That the said Petition be taken into Consideration To-morrow."

After Debate,

The Question was put thereupon?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

To be considered.

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into Consideration To-morrow; and that the Lords be summoned.

Civil List Bill:

The Order of the Day being read for the Third Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Support of His Majesty's Household, and of the Honor and Dignity of the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;"

The said Bill was accordingly read the Third Time.

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. (by 2 Judges) that the Lords have agreed to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Baron Bayley and Mr. Baron Garrow;

To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Indemnity Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, and for extending the Time limited for those Purposes respectively until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two; to permit such Persons in Great Britain as have omitted to make and file Affidavits of the Execution of Indentures of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors to make and file the same on or before the First Day of Hilary Term One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two; and to allow Persons to make and file such Affidavits, although the Persons whom they served shall have neglected to take out their Annual Certificates."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. that the Lords have agreed to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Cross and Mr. Brougham;

To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Birmingham, &c. Canal Bill, Specially reported.

The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to enlarge and amend the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal; and to better supply the said Canal with Water;" "That the Committee had met, and considered the said Bill; and, in the first place, proceeded to enquire how far the Standing Orders of the House relative to Canal Bills had been complied with, and found that all the said Orders had been complied with, and, in particular with respect to the Standing Order No. 213, that a Draft of the Bill was submitted to a Meeting of the Company of Proprietors of the Canal at a Meeting held specially for that Purpose on the 21st of February last, which Meeting, it was proved to the Committee, was called by Advertizement inserted for Four consecutive Weeks, vizt. on the 21st and 28th of January and 4th and 11th of February last, in the Newspaper intitd The Shrewsbury Chronicle, published in the County of Salop, and on the 22d and 29th of January and 5th and 12th of February last, in the Newspaper intitd The Staffordshire Advertizer, published in the County of Stafford, the same being the Counties in which the proposed Work is to be executed; and that it appears that such Meeting was held on a Period not earlier than Seven Days after the last insertion of the said Advertizement; and that at the said Meeting such Draft of the Bill was approved of by more than Three Fifths of the Proprietors then present; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to their Lordships, without any Amendment."

Which Report being read by the Clerk;

Ordered, That the said Report do lie on the Table.

Hyde, &c. Waterworks Bill Specially reported.

The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for better supplying with Water the several Townships of Hyde, Werneth and Newton, in the County Palatine of Chester;" "That the Committee had met, and considered the said Bill; and, in the first place, proceeded to enquire how far the Standing Orders of the House relative to Bills for supplying Places, with Water had been complied with, and found that all the said Orders had been complied with except in the following Particular; vizt. That no Map or Plan, together with a Book of Reference containing a List of the Names of the Owners and Occupiers of the Lands, and separate Lists of the Names of such Owners and Occupiers, distinguishing Assents, Dissents and Neuters; an Estimate of the Expence of the Works proposed to be done, and of the probable Time within which the same may be completed; and a List of Money subscribed, or an Undertaking to that Effect, had been deposited with the Clerk of the Parliaments previously to the Bill being brought to this House from the Commons, as it was stated to the Committee by the Agent for the Bill, that the same had been omitted to be done through Inadvertence; but that the said Map or Plan, and Papers, had since been deposited with the Clerk of the Parliaments, and had been produced to the Committee, and duly proved; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to their Lordships, without any Amendment."

Which Report being read by the Clerk;

Ordered, That the said Report do lie on the Table.

Wigan & Preston Railway Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for making and maintaining a Railway from the Borough of Wigan to the Borough of Preston, both in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and Collateral Branches to communicate therewith," was committed; "That they had considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereto."

Which Amendments were read by the Clerk as follow; (viz ^t.)

"Pr. 9. L. 36. Leave out from ("commenced") to ("And") in Press 10, Line 20, and insert Clauses A. and B.

"Clause A. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall be at liberty and they are hereby empowered to purchase and to take and make use of One hundred and fifty Yards in Breadth throughout the whole of the Lands and Grounds of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys in the Township of Penwortham, for the Purpose of making the said Main Line of Railway and other Works belonging thereto, and getting Materials for the Construction thereof: Provided always, that nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to authorize or empower the said Company to take, purchase or use for the Line of the said Railway, or for any other the Purposes of this Act, any greater Quantity of the Lands or Grounds of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys in the said Township of Penwortham than such One hundred and fifty Yards in Width, and the Land herein directed to be purchased, if required, between the said Railway and the said Collateral Branch commencing in the said Township of Penwortham, without the Consent in Writing of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys or other the Person or Persons entitled to the Freehold and Inheritance of the Lands or Grounds which shall be proposed to be taken, nor to authorize or empower the said Company, without such previous Consent in Writing, to get or take Materials for the Execution of any of the Works hereby authorized from or out of any of the Lands of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys, except such Part thereof as they shall purchase under the Powers of this Act; and that in calculating the Width of One hundred and fifty Yards herein-before prescribed for that Part of the Line which extends from the Ribble Southward to the Boundary Fence against the Land belonging to the Heirs of Thomas Wilson, the same One hundred and fifty Yards shall be reckoned Eastward from the Foot of the Western Side of the Embankment, so that all Excavations which the said Company may make shall be on the Eastern Side of such Embankment; and as to the Residue of the Line of the said Railway proposed to pass over the Lands of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys, the One hundred and fifty Yards shall be reckoned by taking Seventy-five Yards on each Side from the Centre of the said intended Railway."

"Clause B. And be it further enacted, That in case the said Company shall make any Excavation in Land taken by them from the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys between the River Ribble and the Lands of the Heirs of Thomas Wilson, they the said Company shall form and maintain the Extremity or Slope of such Excavation, adjoining the remaining Lands of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys, on a Slope from the said remaining Land of Four Feet horizontal to One Foot perpendicular down to the Bottom of such Excavation, and shall plant and maintain on the Brow or Top of such Slope, on the said remaining Land of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys, a good and sufficient Thorn Fence properly guarded."

"Pr. 16. L. 7. After ("Plan") insert ("and also that in making such Railway through the Lands or Grounds of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys in the said Township of Penwortham, shall not deviate from the Course or Direction thereof as delineated in the said Map or Plan more than Thirty Yards to the Westward, opposite the Farm Buildings now in the Occupation of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys, nor more than Fifty Yards through the Remainder of such Lands, without the Consent in Writing of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys or the Person or Persons for the Time being entitled to the Freehold or Inheritance of the said Lands or Grounds")

"Pr. 182. L. 33. After ("Railway") insert Clause C.

"Clause C. And be it further enacted, That the said Company shall at their own Expence alter and complete the Works of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys, for flooding his Lands, by erecting new or additional Floodgates or otherwise, so as to enable the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys and the Person or Persons for the Time being entitled in Possession to the Freehold and Inheritance of the same Lands and Grounds, notwithstanding the intended Embankment over such Lands and Grounds, to flood such Parts of the remaining Lands of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys, not required for the Purposes of this Act, as have been heretofore usually flooded, as effectually and completely as they have been heretofore and can now be flooded, the said Company making, doing and executing all such Works, and all other Works hereby directed to be made, done and executed upon the Lands and Grounds of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys, under the Direction and Superintendance and to the Satisfaction of the Surveyor or Engineer of the said Robert Josias Jackson Norreys or the Person or Persons for the Time being entitled in Possession to the Freehold and Inheritance of the same Lands and Grounds, to be appointed by him or them for that Purpose, and of the Surveyor or Engineer of the said Company; and in case of their Disagreement, then under the Direction and Superintendance and to the Satisfaction of a Surveyor or Engineer to be appointed by such Two Engineers as aforesaid."

"L. 36. Leave out the Interlineation ("and") and insert ("an")

"L. 37. In the Interlineation leave out ("Jackson Josiah") and insert ("Josias Jackson")

And the said Amendments, being read a Second Time, were agreed to by the House.

Trent & Mersey Navigation Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to consolidate and extend the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey," was committed; "That they had considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Glamorganshire Roads Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury made the like Report from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend an Act of the Seventh and Eighth Years of His late Majesty, for the more effectually repairing and otherwise improving the Roads in the County of Glamorgan," was committed.

Tunbridge Wells Roads Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury made the like Report from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing and improving the Roads from Tunbridge Wells, in the County of Kent, to the Cross Ways at or near Maresfield Street, and from Florence Farm to Forest Row, in the County of Sussex," was committed.

Yaxley Drainage Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury also made the like Report from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for embanking, draining, improving and preserving certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds lying in the Parish of Yaxley, in the County of Huntingdon, called "The Undrained Fen," was committed.

Liverpool, &c. Railway Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for amending and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts relating to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Ollerset, &c. Waterworks Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for better supplying with Water the several Hamlets of Beard, Ollerset, Thornset and Whittle, in the Parish of Glossop, in the County of Derby."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Loughborough Road Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing, widening and otherwise improving the Road from the South-east End of the Town of Loughborough, in the County of Leicester, commencing at South Field Lane, to the South End of Cavendish Bridge, in the same County."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Messages to H.C. that the Lords have agreed to the 3 preceding Bills.

And Messages were, severally, sent to the House of Commons, by the last-mentioned Messengers;

To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the said Bills, without any Amendment.

Great Marlow Church Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for taking down the Parish Church of Great Marlow, in the County of Buckingham, and for rebuilding the same on or near the present Site thereof."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with the Amendments, shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. with Amendments to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by the last-mentioned Messengers;

To return the said Bill, and acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the same, with some Amendments, to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.

Hebeler's Naturalization Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Bernhard Hebeler."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. with it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by the last-mentioned Messengers;

To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereto.

Isherwood's Estate Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for vesting certain Parts of the Devised Estates of Thomas Bradshaw Isherwood Esquire, deceased, in Trustees, in Trust to be sold or demised for the Purposes within mentioned."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on Tuesday the 10th of May next, at the usual Time and Place; and to adjourn as they please.

Ackerley's Name Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable Joseph Chamberlayne Wilkinson Ackerley otherwise Acherley, of the Town and County of the Town of Southampton, Esquire, to lay down and for ever cease to use the Surnames of Wilkinson and Ackerley otherwise Acherley, and to take the Surname of Chamberlayne only, and bear the Arms of Chamberlayne quarterly with his own Family Arms, pursuant to the Will of his late Maternal Uncle Edmund John Chamberlayne Esquire, deceased."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet Tomorrow, at the usual Time and Place; and to adjourn as they please.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, vicesimum primum diem instantis Aprilis, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.